Turtle Mousse Cups

This week I wanted to do a dessert inspired by the Turtle chocolates (mostly because I have so many pecans at home!). About every step of this recipe went wrong but fortunately they turned out very yummy at the end!

For one, I completely messed up the first caramel mousse I tried (recipe from Leite’s Culinaria)! It tasted good but looked disgusting! Must go with my inability to do caramel! The second recipe, the one you see on the photo was delicious even if it didn’t taste a lot like caramel and didn’t have a mousse texture! I must have done something wrong like, for example, not respecting the amount of sugar 😉

Then I had trouble with my crust (getting them out of the tin), and then with my caramel drizzle and finally, OH! Chocolate drizzle went perfectly well (and chopping pecans too!) ! 😉

1 ounce dark or semisweet chocolate, chopped (I just had unsweetened chocolate so I added 2 tablespoons of sugar)

Microwave butter together with chocolate until chocolate is melted and smooth, stir occasionally. Add to cookie crumbs and mix with a fork or a food processor.

Firmly press crumb mixture into the cups of a muffin tin (12 muffins). Press the crust firmly into the bottom and sides of the pan. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the crust to set. I had trouble taking them out of the tin, just run a little hot water under the tin, pat a little and they will come out. They are delicate so be gentle 😉

In a small saucepan, mix 1/2 cup water and sugar together, then turn on heat to high. Cook until mixture is amber.

When color is achieved, cover the saucepan with tin foil and make a small hole in the cover. Pour 1 cup of water through the hole. After the caramel stops exploding, whisk over medium heat until the consistency is even and syrup has reduced slightly. Set aside and allow to cool.

Whip the seeds of the vanilla bean and heavy cream until the cream holds soft peaks. Fold the caramel syrup into the whipped cream gently, until evenly combined. Refrigerate to chill for at least 2 hours.

Assembly

Pecans, chopped

Caramels or caramel sauce

Milk Chocolate Chips

(Go according to your taste for the amount of garnish!)

Pipe the mousse in the 12 cups. Add pecans on top. Drizzle with melted chocolate and melted caramels or caramel sauce.

If you melt caramels, microwave them with a little cream. Stir until smooth and runny enough to drizzle.

Oh my, pure heaven! I think I would have messed them all up just so I had to eat them all and make again. These look perfect! Nothing beats a good caramely-chocolaty treat! Pinned (twice, it’s just that good!)

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